GUARDIANS OF THE SALMON
Halsgrove, 2001. 1841141399. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top corner upper board bumped; white marks - Good/VG), dustwrapper (bright VG). Pp. 144, illus with drawings and map (no inscriptions). More
Sporting Books
DRIVEN GAME SHOOTING
Unwin Hyman [&] Antler Books, 1989. 0044404182. Small 4to. Original gilt lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (slightly rumpled - otherwise VG). Pp. 191, illus with coloured photographs by Alastair Drew (no inscriptions). More
HUNTING LAYS AND HUNTING WAYS An Anthology of the Chase.
John Lane the Bodley Head, 1924. 1st edn. 4to. Original pictorial grey cloth (VG). Pp. xv + 166, illus with 8 coloured and 6 b&w plates (endpapers rather spotted; previous owners' bookplates on front endpapers). More
HORSES HOUNDS AND THE ODD STAG...
Tetbury: Standfast Press, 1979. 0904602117. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered dark green cloth (spots on top edge; slight lean on casing - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small marks on spine - otherwise VG in protectve wrapper, price clipped). Pp. xi + 81, illus with b&w drawings in text by Michael..... More
THE STORY OF WORKBOY
Collins, 1960. 1st edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original blue cloth (poor - spine daded and corners bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 192, illus with b&w frontispiece and drawings in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
A HISTORY OF STEEPLECHASING.
John C. Nimmo, 1901. Tall 8vo (10½ x 7¼ ins). Contemporary half calf, spine elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments, vellum sides, top edge gilt and marbled endpapers (some wear at edges of spine and boards lightly marked). Pp. xii + 334, illus with 12 full page coloured plates and..... More
CARPET SAHIB A Life of Jim Corbett
Constable, 1986. 0094674000. 1st edn. 8vo. Original white lettered black cloth (lightly marked at spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (nicked at top corner of upper cover - otherwise near Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 278, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
FOX-HUNTING FROM SHIRE TO SHIRE With Many Noted Packs
George Routledge & Sons, 1912. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt/black decorated red cloth, top edge red (a little worn at edges - otherwise VG). Pp. xii + 262, illus with 6 coloured and 7 b&w plates (endpapers rather tanned and spotted; previous owner's pencil inscription on front endpaper)... More
THE FOXHOUND OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Breeding And Work Of The Kennels Of England.
George Routledge and Sons, 1914. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Contemporary gilt lettered green half morocco, top edge gilt (edges rather scuffed; new pastedowns and endpapers). Pp. xix + 308, illus with 16 full page coloured & 16 b&w plates and 83 illus in text & 10 maps (front and rear..... More
THE FOXHOUND OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Breeding and Work of the Kennels of England.
George Routledge and Sons, 1914. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth, top edge red (spine slightly faded; extrems rubbed; paper split front inner hinge - otherwise VG). Pp. xix + 308, illus with 16 full page coloured & 16 b&w plates and 83 illus in text &..... More
GOOD SPORT SEEN WITH SOME FAMOUS PACKS 1885 - 1910.
Blackfriars Publishing Co, c. 1910. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original blind-ruled, ribbed red cloth with gilt lettering and vignette stamped in gilt and black on upper board, top edge gilt (Fine). Pp. xi + 280, illus with 10 full page coloured & b&w plates with tissue-guards and b&w drawings in..... More
THE ROUGHSHOOTER'S DOG
Sportsman's Press, 1994. 094825338X. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (long scratch on upper cover - otherwise VG). Pp. 198, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
THE SPORTING ROUGHSHOOT.
Pelham Books, 1989. 0720718104. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. x + 181, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
THE WORLD'S BEST SHOOTS A Sporting Man's Odyssey.
Quiller Publishing, 2008. Limited numbered 1st edn (150 of 400) signed with lengthy inscription by author. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG) in slipcase (Fine). Pp. 200, illus with coloured photos (no other inscriptions). More
THE FISHERMAN'S HANDBOOK Trout Salmon and Sea Trout with Notes on Coarse Fishing
Ward Lock & Co., 1954. 1st edn 2nd imp with corrections. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 288, illus with coloured plates of Hardy's flies and b&w photos and diagrams (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
FISHING NOWADAYS
Adam & Charles Black, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (edges rather chipped and torn - in protective wrapper). Pp. vii + 132, illustrated with black and white photos (no inscriptions). More
FISHING NOWADAYS Where and How to Fish
Adam & Charles Black, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (slightly worn at head and tail of spine, top edge dust stained, fore edge lightly spotted), dustwrapper (partial loss at head and tail of spine and wear at extrems - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp..... More
TIGHT LINES Angling Sketches
Herbert Jenkins, 1926. 8vo. Original black lettered blind ruled green cloth (lightly bumped on top edge of lower board, very lightly worn at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. viii + 320, illus with b&w frontispiece and 15 b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on..... More
UPS AND DOWNS
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Limited numbered 1st edn (430 of 750) signed by author. Oblong 4to. Original pictorial red buckram cloth (some light marks on upper board - otherwise bright VG). Unpaginated, illus throughout with the author's pencil drawings on full page plates (endpapers with some faint tanning; no inscriptions)..... More
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH TURF Volume II 1904-1930
Virtue and Co., 1931. 1st edn. Vol II only. 4to. Original green lettered brown cloth (casing with lean and a little rubbed at edges), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 161-355, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's 1936 inscription on front endpaper). More
A GUIDE TO SALMON FLIES
Crowood Press, 2007. 9781852232467. Reprint (2007). 4to. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 278, illus throughout with coloured photos (no inscriptions). More
FALKUS AND BULLER'S FRESHWATER FISHING A Book of Tackles and Techniques with Some Notes on Various Fish, Fish Recipes, Fishing Safety and Sundry Other Matters
Cresset Press, 1992. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial laminated boards (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. 525, illus with coloured and b&w plates and illus in text (no inscriptions). More
DAME JULIANA The Angling Treatyse and Its Mysteries
Flyfisher's Classic Library, 2001. Limited numbered edn (83 of 350). 8vo. Original gilt decorated red faux leather, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers and with silk page-marker (Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. x + 214, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
GENTLEMAN CHARLES A History of Foxhunting
Vinton, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (boards discoloured at edges), no dustwrapper. Pp. 240, illus with b&w plates and drawings (no inscriptions). More
ASSOCIATION OF MASTERS OF HARRIERS AND BEAGLES Kennel Club Stud Book 1961
Boardmans, 1961. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered leather-backed green cloth (upper board stained). Pp. xiv + 62, illus with b&w plates (some faint spotting on endpapers; no inscriptions). More